The Ashes: Durham's Riverside ground will host 2013 Australia Test

Durham will host an Ashes Test in 2013 at their Riverside ground, the English
Cricket Board confirmed today.

Ashes venue: Durham's Riverside ground will host its first Test between England and Australia Photo: PA

By Telegraph staff

10:26AM BST 30 Jul 2009

London's Brit Oval was the only other confirmed venue for the next time England host Australia in four years time.

The move was based on the recommendations of the Major Match Group, which has implemented a plan to award major Tests to grounds like the Riverside that do not have long-term staging agreements.

England, who have a perfect record in Durham having won all four of their Tests at Chester-le-Street, will also play in Durham against Sri Lanka in 2016.

Hampshire Country Cricket Club also received a boost from the ECB, after they announced that the Rose Bowl will host a Test between England and India in 2014, along with Old Trafford and the Brit Oval.

Also still to be announced are the venues for one Test against India in 2011 and one in 2014, as well as one-day internationals against Australia in 2012, 2013 and 2016.